In an informal interaction with journalists in the apex court, CJI Chandrachud said his doctor had advised him to avoid stepping out in the morning as it was better for him to remain inside than contract respiratory ailments.
Hindi cinema boasts of several entertainers from each decade over the years. Artists like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Vinod Khanna, Rekha, Hema Malini, Parveen Babi, and Neetu Singh (now Kapoor) were some of the top actors who contributed to the 70s. During the era, an actress broke barriers with her sensuous portrayal on screen. Meet Zeenat Aman who got her mother furious for being stoned on movie sets, became a superstar’s crush, and was schooled by her director for a shoot delay caused by Amitabh Bachchan.
Zeenat Aman, who was one of the highest-paid actresses of her time, received her breakthrough role in Dev Anand’s Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Aman rose to prominence in the 1970s with movies like Roti Kapada Aur Makaan, Yaadon Ki Baaraat, Dharamveer, Satyam Shivam Sundaram, The Great Gambler, Don, and more.
In an Instagram post on September 23, Zeenat Aman shared an anecdote of shooting on the sets of Hare Rama Hare Krishna. Aman revealed that she smoked chillums and was “high as a kite”.
“I later found out that my mother was furious when she learnt what happened, and gave the senior crew members a sharp tongue lashing for allowing her precious child to “do drugs”! Luckily, I was spared her wrath,” read an excerpt from her post.
Late veteran superstar Dev Anand had a crush on her co-star Zeenat Aman. In his autobiography titled Romancing With Life, Dev Anand admitted that he was in love with her. The Guide actor also claimed that she had more than the director-actor’s equation with the Greatest Showman of Indian Cinema, Raj Kapoor which broke his heart.
Reacting to his confession on Instagram in April 2023, Zeenat Aman expressed that she felt humiliated and hurt. The 72-year-old actress called Dev Anand a “much-older mentor” and that she “admired and loved him platonically”.
Zeenat Aman once revealed that she had almost packed her stuff on a film set after her co-star Amitabh Bachchan came late. In October last year, Aman recounted that the film’s director ranted at her for delaying the production and the actress told her team to pack up. Later, Big B apologized to her on the set.
Zeenat entered Miss India in 1970 and emerged as a second runner-up in the contest. She later participated in Miss Asia Pacific International in which she was crowned the winning title the same year.
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Sex and the City started a cultural phenomenon when it aired in 1998, Megan Thee Stallion finally hopped on the train but is “pissed” to have not done it sooner. During her appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the rapper revealed that her current obsession is the Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall starer drama
“Nobody told me Sex and the City was this good?” she quipped. “I’m pissed. Nobody said, ‘Megan, you should be watching Sex and the City. Girl, this is for the culture. Watch it!” She randomly stumbled upon it, and started watching while browsing through Parker’s pictures looking “pretty as f**k”
Her obsession with the actress gradually transitioned into love for the show. “I was like, what is this show? Let me just watch it,” she recalled thinking. Once the Mamushi singer started watching the show she couldn’t stop. She’s watching it while working out, doing her glam, and whenever she’s idle.
“I’m a busy girl. I’m like, squeezing Sex and the City in there. And I’m like, asking everybody, ‘Have you seen Sex and the City?” she added. The SG singer further informed host Fallon that she’s yet to watch the 2008 Sex and the City film and its 2010 sequel.
Reflecting on the show’s ending, Megan recalled feeling upset over it. “They said, ‘No, no, no, no, no, you have to watch the movie.’ And I say, ‘OK, take me there because I don’t understand what’s happening,’” she revealed.
When the talk show host nudged Megan into sharing her thoughts on the iconic characters, she didn’t hold back. At first, she thought Samantha (Kim Cattrall) was a “horrible character” because of the way she was overly sexualized. But later the rapper respected the fact that she would run men and not the other way around.
She advises others to stop “making the man the center of your life,” go shopping, and live your life an aspect Megan instantly connected to. As for Charlotte (Kristin Davis), she found her “delulu but cute” adding that she’d get along with her in real life. The rapper sees a lot of herself in Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) because she loves drama. But she cannot stand Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), labeling her as the “worst character” on the show.